THE OPTIMIST - MOVIE REVIEWS

  I remember seeing the original Ghostbusters (1984) for the first time and thinking how amazing and funny it was. For the longest time I was obsessed with that film, and its sequel. As I've gotten older, those two films have become special pieces of my childhood that have stuck with me, and I believe they're some of the most iconic films in cinema history. The premise was crazy, the humor was on point, and the action was just pure cinematic fun. Paul Feig's revamped vision in 2016 was a hilarious addition to the franchise, though it got a ton of unwarranted hate for not appealing to the fanbase and for not being a direct sequel. I loved that movie, and found it entirely entertaining. I will say, though, that as much as I liked that film, I also held out hope that a potential Ghostbusters 3 would turn up one day. Well, that day has come. Ghostbusters: Afterlife has finally hit cinemas, a sequel to the original films, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint. Single mo

  The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is practically a well-oiled machine at this point. The success that Marvel has found is completely due to the products they create. Those films, themselves, are products of the hard work and talent of their casts and crews, and we as audience members and fans of the source material get to benefit from those efforts. This weekend a new Marvel movie opens. It's a momentous time, because theaters are open, people are feeling more comfortable to venture out of their homes to see a film on the big screen, and the continuing saga that is the MCU is reason enough to venture to the cinema. Eternals is a grand, epic narrative that is unlike any MCU film before it, while also delivering a narrative and experience that will change the course of the MCU forever. It's fantastic - don't let the critics' negative scores tell you otherwise. The movie follows the saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who have lived on Earth and have helpe